Business Inventories to Sales Ratio - United States
United States
1.32
Value
-0.75%
Change
Federal Reserve (FRED)
Source
Monthly
Frequency
Ratio
Unit
Ratio of total business inventories to total sales across US retail, wholesale, and manufacturing sectors. A normalized metric indicating how many months of current sales are sitting in inventory. Rising ratios historically precede economic slowdowns as firms cut orders and production while declining ratios suggest lean supply chains and potential restocking-driven growth phases.
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